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Can filters be put onto this camera and if so how is it done as the lens is behind the lens protector (manual shutter) Also what size and type of filters do you recomend.:smileyhappy:
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Hello Rhodie1 - Welcome to the Sony Forums
There are various online retailers (as well as eBay sellers) who are selling compatible filters for your camcorder. They are advertised as ones that simply screw on to the outermost surface of the lens. Searching for 'DCR-SX33E filters' on Google will show you the possibilities.
Recommendations for filters would depend entirely upon what you are looking to achieve. A regular UV filter is particularly useful for protecting the lens surface from scratches and aside from that, a lot of filter-style effects can be applied to the finished footage once you have returned to a computer - these features are beginning to appear in most of the basic video editing packages.
Thanks,
Simon
Hello Rhodie1 - Welcome to the Sony Forums
There are various online retailers (as well as eBay sellers) who are selling compatible filters for your camcorder. They are advertised as ones that simply screw on to the outermost surface of the lens. Searching for 'DCR-SX33E filters' on Google will show you the possibilities.
Recommendations for filters would depend entirely upon what you are looking to achieve. A regular UV filter is particularly useful for protecting the lens surface from scratches and aside from that, a lot of filter-style effects can be applied to the finished footage once you have returned to a computer - these features are beginning to appear in most of the basic video editing packages.
Thanks,
Simon
Hi Simon
Thanks for the quick reply.
Please confirm they are 33mm. How difficult are the to put in as the ahve to go in behind the shutters of front lens protector.
Thanks again
Rhodie1
Hi Rhodie1
According to the official Sony specs, the filter size is 30mm:
http://www.sony.co.uk/support/en/product/DCR-SX33E/specifications
Happily, this is also the size quoted on websites selling compatible filters
They're easy to fit, using the threading on the outside of the lens housing.
Cheers
Mick